Shillong Honeymoon Case: A Tale of Love, Patriarchy, and Murder
A closer look at the Shillong honeymoon murder case, rapper Vedan’s rise in Kerala, and more in today's newsletter.
"Sonam’s crime was horrifying, yes. But the social violence she endured—intangible, invisible, and normalised—had been going on far longer," observes Anand Pradhan, offering a gender-based analysis of the Shillong murder case. Aishwarya Varma, a fact-checker with The Quint's Webqoof team, examines Jesse Armstrong's debut film 'Mountainhead' and its exploration of fake AI visuals fueling real-world chaos. Writing on the Supreme Court's decision to drop the probe on Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, senior advocate Sanjay Hegde highlights how "some judges are to be saved while others are to be sacrificed, depending not on the law, but on their political utility." Plus, as North India reels under an intense heatwave, we bring you an in-depth look at AC overuse in India.
No Respite From Heat☀
‘Overusing ACs is Unsustainable’: Experts Suggest Rethinking Climate Policies
‘A Toxic Illusion’: Will Cleaning India’s Air Really Worsen the Heat?
Perspectives🗣
Shillong Honeymoon Case: A Tale of Love, Patriarchy, and Murder
Justice Yadav vs Justice Varma: When Politics Decides Who's Saved and Who's Not
Who Is Vedan? The Anti-Caste Rapper at the Centre of Kerala’s Culture Wars
Global
'We Knew We'd Be Watched': Israel's Detention of Greta Thunberg, 11 Others
LA Protests: What Journalist Being Shot at by Cops Says About Trump's America
Fact-Checks
Old Video of Judge Reprimanding Police Falsely Linked to Sharmishta Panoli Case
Fact-Checker's Take on 'Mountainhead': Sophisticated AI Might Make It A Reality
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